How the failed 2016 coup reshaped Turkiye’s civil-military relations
How the failed 2016 coup reshaped Turkiye’s civil-military relations Attempted military takeover 10 years ago accelerated government’s efforts to expand...
Key points
- How the failed 2016 coup reshaped Turkiye’s civil-military relations Attempted military takeover 10 years ago accelerated government’s efforts to expand civilian oversight, experts say, reducing chances of country facing another conventional military coup.
- “The resistance of the people, the officers, noncommissioned officers and soldiers inside the Turkish Armed Forces who resisted the coup, and the institutional reflex of the armed forces themselves.” Military intervention cast a long shadow over Turkish politics for decades.
- They made the most accurate diagnosis and said that the military should stay out of politics.
- Political scientist Ali Carkoglu said separation between military command and civilian politics was regarded as one of the republic’s founding principles, calling it “the most accurate diagnosis”.
What happened
How the failed 2016 coup reshaped Turkiye’s civil-military relations Attempted military takeover 10 years ago accelerated government’s efforts to expand civilian oversight, experts say, reducing chances of country facing another conventional military coup. “The resistance of the people, the officers, noncommissioned officers and soldiers inside the Turkish Armed Forces who resisted the coup, and the institutional reflex of the armed forces themselves.” Military intervention cast a long shadow over Turkish politics for decades. They made the most accurate diagnosis and said that the military should stay out of politics. Political scientist Ali Carkoglu said separation between military command and civilian politics was regarded as one of the republic’s founding principles, calling it “the most accurate diagnosis”. “But to bet on a military coup in Turkiye is to lose money.” While the military’s political role appears to have receded, the broader consequences of the post-coup transformation remain the subject of debate. Following years of tension with the military establishment, the government steadily expanded civilian oversight – and the failed coup accelerated that process...